Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, want to thank the constituents of the Sahtu for bringing me back to the Assembly here, to the House, to represent them.
First, I want to thank my cousin who ran in the same riding as I did, the campaign. My cousin and I grew up together. We come from a large family, a family that supports one another. I want to thank him and his wife and his children. I want to thank him on behalf of my family. I said in Tulita, when we put our names forward as candidates, the families are with you, the children are with you, and you, yourself, you do the work, but there’s people supporting you.
I want to thank all the Members here. It takes a lot to put your name out in public with other candidates and do the best job that you see and hear from your constituents and how you want to articulate your visions, your goals, your aspirations, to make the government work for them and be their government. For the people who came out and voted and for the people who looked to you and said yes, you are the one who can take my voice to the Assembly and to the government.
I think about the people in Colville, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Deline and Tulita. They see us making a difference in their lives, the ones who are less fortunate, the ones who are having a hard time. They see us as a light and hope to make a difference in their life.
People in my region want a highway. That would save a lot of heartaches and would help us. They are looking for those types of initiatives.
The people in Norman Wells want to make sure they have stable fuel energy. Things like that, people bring to you.
I want to say congratulations to the Premier, the Cabinet, Mr. Speaker. Good luck. We want to work with you, and in a short couple of days we’ll get down to the nitty-gritty of moving this government forward. I look forward to working with you over the next four years. Mahsi cho.
Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Nadli.
